Jules Dumont

For the 19th century French explorer, see Jules Dumont d'Urville.

Jules Dumont (French pronunciation: [ʒyl dymɔ̃]) was born in Roubaix, 1 January 1888, and died at Suresnes, Mont Valérien, 15 June 1943.

Jules Dumont
Born	(1888-01-01)January 1, 1888 Roubaix, French Third Republic
Died	June 15, 1943(1943-06-15) (aged 55) Fort Mont-Valérien, Suresnes, German-occupied France
Allegiance	Second Spanish Republic France
Service / branch	Spanish Republican Army French Army
Years of service	1936–1939 1914–1919 & 1909–1911
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	35th Division (1937–1939) & 11th Division (1937) XI International Brigade Commune de Paris Battalion Armée d'Orient
Commands	Commune de Paris Battalion
Battles / wars	Second World War Spanish Civil War First World War Macedonian front Second Franco-Moroccan War
Awards	Knight of the Legion of Honour Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 Morocco Commemorative Medal

Dumont was a French militant Communist. He fought in the Spanish Civil War, commanding the Commune de Paris Battalion, XI International Brigade. He was active in the French Resistance in the Second World War. Arrested by the Gestapo, he was shot at Suresnes (Fort du Mont-Valérien), near Paris, on 15 June 1943.